Colleges Near Hamilton, New Jersey

The College of New Jersey

• The College of New Jersey, located only a few miles from Hamilton in nearby Ewing, is a four-year public university with a core focus on liberal arts education. It serves just more than 6,000 full-time undergraduate students with programs from education to nursing to engineering. The school hosts a large percentage of its students in residential housing on the 289-acre campus, and also competes in a broad range of sports at the Division III level.

  The College of New Jersey

  2000 Pennington Road

  Ewing, NJ 08628

  609-771-1855

  tcnj.edu

Thomas Edison State College

• Thomas Edison State College, located in Trenton is a state university designed specifically to meet the needs of adult learners who wish to either complete a previously started undergraduate degree, or start a new degree in an undergraduate or graduate program. The school focuses on distance education through independent studies and online courses designed to fit the schedule of the particular student. The school offers in-state tuition to New Jersey residents, and has varied payment plans depending on the pace at which the student intends to earn his degree.

  Thomas Edison State College

  101 W. State St.

  Trenton, NJ 08608

  888-442-8372

  tesc.edu

Rider University

• Rider University is a four-year college located less than 10 miles north and west of Hamilton. The school, founded in 1865, serves a population of just less than 6,000 undergraduate students. Rider University offers undergraduate degrees through its four academic colleges: Liberal Arts, Business Administration, Continuing Studies and the Westminster College of the Arts. Rider competes in a wide range of athletics at the NCAA Division I level, including a nationally recognized wrestling program.

  Rider University

  2083 Lawrenceville Road

  Lawrenceville, NJ 08648

  609-896-5000

  rider.edu

Mercer County Community College

• Founded in 1966, Mercer County Community College, is in West Windsor, a few miles north of Hamilton. The college serves primarily Mercer County residents, and has about 13,000 students registered for coursework in any given year. The school offers full-time and part-time associate degree programs in more than 60 areas of study. Students can study at the school's 292-acre campus, or take advantage of its distance and virtual learning programs.

  Mercer County Community College

  1200 Old Trenton Road

  West Windsor, NJ 08550

  609-586-4800

  mccc.edu